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BBS Route · West Virginia · BCR 28

Green Bank Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

124Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on West Virginia Green Bank

Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Green Bank route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae372024+8%1979
European StarlingSturnidae312024+25%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae292024-37%1979
American CrowCorvidae262024-51%1979
Song SparrowPasserellidae252024+30%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae242024+29%1979
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202024-19%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae202024+89%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182024+77%1979
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae172024+342%1979
OvenbirdParulidae172024+211%1979
Bank SwallowHirundinidae171997n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024-5%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024-42%1979
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae132024+269%1979
American RobinTurdidae122024-7%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae112024+429%1979
Field SparrowPasserellidae112024-13%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024+158%1979
Blue JayCorvidae102024+69%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024+160%1979
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024+67%1979
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92024+24%1980
Pine SiskinFringillidae92013n/an/a
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+29%1979
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82024+200%1988
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72008-25%1980
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-67%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62024+25%1979
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae62024+100%1979
American RedstartParulidae62024+475%1980
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62024+13%1979
Magnolia WarblerParulidae62024+38%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024-35%1979
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52024-13%1979
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52024+44%1979
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52023+167%1984
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae52024+525%1985
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024-38%1986
Canada GooseAnatidae52023-71%1999

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.